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soon. >> will the house go along with the senate bill to avoid the fiscal cliff. we'll have the latest on the fiscal cliff and what was the top stories of 2012. we'll reveal the top five stories coming up. >> we're going to reveal what the weather is going to be like tomorrow and monday and tuesday. >> and beyond. we're looking at a quiet weather pattern setting up across the mid-atlantic. if those of you who love the snow it is not in the forecast. temperatures are falling. reagan national is coming in at the mid 40's. all the moisture to the south of us and the high pressure will build in and that will allow our skies to clear nicely. so if you have not seen any winterry weather, today, south of d.c., you're not going to see anything else as we move through the next several days. if you do like the snow, on average, this is what we normally see for the month of january around washington. around 5.5 inches of snow and our avenue average high is in the 40's. we'll see ampling temperature for the upcoming weekend. early next week big changes are on the way. highs t
soon. >> will the house go along with the senate bill to avoid the fiscal cliff. we'll have the latest on the fiscal cliff and what was the top stories of 2012. we'll reveal the top five stories coming up. >> we're going to reveal what the weather is going to be like tomorrow and monday and tuesday. >> and beyond. we're looking at a quiet weather pattern setting up across the mid-atlantic. if those of you who love the snow it is not in the forecast. temperatures are falling....
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. >> well into the late night hours the house passed a plan to keep us from going over the fiscal cliff. but in reaching the agreement, they essentially kicked the can down the road. >> sherrie johnson is live on what this means for you. so what does it mean? i think people want to know this morning. >> reporter: well, basically, yes, this agreement to prevent consequences of the fiscal cliff within approval in the house and now president obama will sign the law. lawmakers did not meet the deadline on this and the grand bargain that both parties claimed was their ultimate goal. there was concern among republicans about a lack of spending cuts. now the fiscal cliff deal would shield income tax cuts for all workers earning less than 400,000 dollars a year and households less than 450,000 dollars. it also he prevents a tax hike on estates valued at less than 5 million dollars. it extends unemployment benefits for about 2 million people that were set to expire. what it doesn't do is raise the debt ceiling. in two months government will reach the limit on borrowing unless congress acts. bill
. >> well into the late night hours the house passed a plan to keep us from going over the fiscal cliff. but in reaching the agreement, they essentially kicked the can down the road. >> sherrie johnson is live on what this means for you. so what does it mean? i think people want to know this morning. >> reporter: well, basically, yes, this agreement to prevent consequences of the fiscal cliff within approval in the house and now president obama will sign the law. lawmakers did...
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to try to cobble together something on the house side to avoid the fiscal cliff. we are also seeing on the house floor there these are republicans, some democrats as well, but a lot of fiery rhetoric, a lot of really pointed opinions about where how to avoid the fiscal cliff, what needs to happen, regarding taxes, regarding spending cuts, all kinds of things. but clearly this is their moment, each one of them getting a minute to talk about what they believe we should be doing to avoid the fiscal cliff. i want to listen in. >> congress must regain its full power acored under the constitution, article i, second 8, to coin, create money, invest in our nation, interest free. to put america back to work. why go into debt? borrowing money from china, japan, south korea, when we have the constitutional authority to protect our economic sovereignty and to assure america's long-term fiscal health. increasing taxes and cutting spending will not work because the debt keeps ballooning with compounded interest. it's time for a new policy. reforms outlined in the hr 2990. let's
to try to cobble together something on the house side to avoid the fiscal cliff. we are also seeing on the house floor there these are republicans, some democrats as well, but a lot of fiery rhetoric, a lot of really pointed opinions about where how to avoid the fiscal cliff, what needs to happen, regarding taxes, regarding spending cuts, all kinds of things. but clearly this is their moment, each one of them getting a minute to talk about what they believe we should be doing to avoid the...
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. >>> president obama has signed into law the bill to avert the fiscal cliff. the house of representatives passed the bill late tuesday night after the senate approved it. the president is in hawaii vacationing with his family, but a senior administration official says a copy of the bill was sent to the president for him to review and he signed it using the auto pen. the auto pen is more commonly used to sign christmas cards but the 2011 extension of the patriot act marked the first time the obama administration ever used the unique device for signing a law. >>> it is 6:06. the lovely jessica doyle is here with another your money report. she says get ready to see your taxes go up. >> that's right. >> what's new? >> you know, there's been so much debate about the big tax hike, you know. a lot of people don't realize your taxes are going to go up in 2013 when you file them. the tax hike is not small either even though congress did make the bush era tax cuts permanent. here's a scenario for you. the median income for households in the washington region, $84,500 in
. >>> president obama has signed into law the bill to avert the fiscal cliff. the house of representatives passed the bill late tuesday night after the senate approved it. the president is in hawaii vacationing with his family, but a senior administration official says a copy of the bill was sent to the president for him to review and he signed it using the auto pen. the auto pen is more commonly used to sign christmas cards but the 2011 extension of the patriot act marked the first...
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congress ended the long drama over the fiscal cliff with house republicans reluctantly passing the senate's bill. >> i will sign the law that lays the taxes on the final 2% of the americans and preventing a middle class tax hike that could have sent the country into recession. >> reporter: house republicans didn't want to raise taxes without cuts in government spending. >> there's no spending cuts. we are adding 4 billion dollars to the debt and we feel like that the senate bill failed miserablely. >> reporter: house republicans decided not to drag out the fight any longer and risk potentially taking the blame for massive tax hikes on every american worker. >> what's the alternative? allow 4 trillion dollars worth of tax hikes to hit the american people market uncertain? >> reporter: the bill shields people earning less than 400,000 a year from tax increases and extends unemployment benefits for 2 million people. what it doesn't do however is raise the so-called debt ceiling and two months the government will reach the limit on borrowing unless congress acts. not to mention the bill delays
congress ended the long drama over the fiscal cliff with house republicans reluctantly passing the senate's bill. >> i will sign the law that lays the taxes on the final 2% of the americans and preventing a middle class tax hike that could have sent the country into recession. >> reporter: house republicans didn't want to raise taxes without cuts in government spending. >> there's no spending cuts. we are adding 4 billion dollars to the debt and we feel like that the senate...
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thank you. >>> and to recap what the house has passed the emergency fiscal cliff bill, we'll have more tomorrow. breaking it all down for you on 9news starting at 4:25 a.m. >>> in bristow, virginia tonight, a community comes together to honor a police officer who died in the line of duty. a candlelight vigil for the motorcycle officer chris yung who was responding to a car crash yesterday when he collided with a minivan. the case is still being investigated. officer young, 35 years old, the father of three young children. and a devastating start to 2013 for the parishioners of this maryland church, it was destroyed by a fire this morning. this is the silhouette of the cross, literally burned into the brick wall of the church of oxen hill. the sanctuary was completely charred. there's a chance that the fire was caused by a midnight power outage at the church. >>> this has been a banner day for same-sex couples across the state of maryland. it marks the first day that gay marriage is legal in the state. a couple who wed at the black walnut point inn on tillman island. they stayed a while
thank you. >>> and to recap what the house has passed the emergency fiscal cliff bill, we'll have more tomorrow. breaking it all down for you on 9news starting at 4:25 a.m. >>> in bristow, virginia tonight, a community comes together to honor a police officer who died in the line of duty. a candlelight vigil for the motorcycle officer chris yung who was responding to a car crash yesterday when he collided with a minivan. the case is still being investigated. officer young, 35...
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house conservatives threatened to kill fiscal cliff deal. that is the headline on this article. house republicans are in conference. we're hoping the leadership will come out afterward. if they do, we will bring you that press conference. in this article, it says that less than 12 hours after senate majority leader mitchell and a a -- senate minority leader mitch mcconnell marshaled the votes, the deal appealed squash by a revolt led by eric cantor. although his remarks were brief, they sent shock waves through his conference, which was already extremely skeptical of the agreement, and perhaps looking for a leader. conservative opposition to the agreement stems from a host of issues, including that the deal does not include any spending cuts, would significantly add to the deficit and raise taxes on those making more than $400,000 a year. while the republicans were meeting earlier today, the congressional budget office came out with its scoring of the bill passed by the senate. another four dollars trillion in deficit spending is what they scored its ad for the next nine years,
house conservatives threatened to kill fiscal cliff deal. that is the headline on this article. house republicans are in conference. we're hoping the leadership will come out afterward. if they do, we will bring you that press conference. in this article, it says that less than 12 hours after senate majority leader mitchell and a a -- senate minority leader mitch mcconnell marshaled the votes, the deal appealed squash by a revolt led by eric cantor. although his remarks were brief, they sent...
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the house passed the senate's measure last night to avoid the fiscal cliff. it avoids tax increases for about 90% of americans and extend unemployment benefits. many on capitol are not happy with the deal, some say it does not go far enough to solve the problem. >> justin bieber just released a statement about an incident last night or a photographer was hit and killed trying to take a picture of his car. he said he was not in the car. he went on to say that the hopes this tragedy will inspire legislation to protect the safety of celebrities, innocent bystanders and the photographers themselves. >> fedex field is dark and quiet this morning but in four days, this place will be rocking. the 10-6 washington redskins will take the field for practice today, getting ready for their first playoff game in seven years. the seattle seahawks come to town, it has been 13 years since that appeal -- fedex field posted its own playoff game. tickets are going fast they will be a sellout crowd. standing room tickets go for $150. that is sunday afternoon. i am thinking about
the house passed the senate's measure last night to avoid the fiscal cliff. it avoids tax increases for about 90% of americans and extend unemployment benefits. many on capitol are not happy with the deal, some say it does not go far enough to solve the problem. >> justin bieber just released a statement about an incident last night or a photographer was hit and killed trying to take a picture of his car. he said he was not in the car. he went on to say that the hopes this tragedy will...
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they it don't know e if they, house members, are going to meet to vote on the fiscal cliff deal. they have yet to decide to meet. however, what they will meet about at least the house caucus at under a 12:00 and 1:00 respectively, they will get together to discuss the potential of getting together for a vote. i'll keep you update on what comes out of that. dana bash is following it for us as well. e she will report to us if they make a decision. >>> other news, though, since the news broke about secretary of state hillary clinton and the blood clot that was discovered in her head, reporters have been scrambling to find out just how dangerous the rare disorder that she has is. i wanted to show you what was in the papers today. it's a picture of chelsea. not sure if a picture says a thousand words, but her family certa certainly rushed to the hospital where she's being treated. that picture really caught that image of what appears to be a distraught chelsea clinton. she was leaving the hospital after the visit with her mom. she tweeted out a message thanking people for their suppor
they it don't know e if they, house members, are going to meet to vote on the fiscal cliff deal. they have yet to decide to meet. however, what they will meet about at least the house caucus at under a 12:00 and 1:00 respectively, they will get together to discuss the potential of getting together for a vote. i'll keep you update on what comes out of that. dana bash is following it for us as well. e she will report to us if they make a decision. >>> other news, though, since the news...
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the house has finally given approval to the bill to undo the effects of the fiscal cliff in the 11th hour last night. the house voted 257-167 in favor of the bill to stop the middle-class tax increases and spending cuts to domestic poll ramps. soon after president obama reacted to the compromise bill. >> under this law, more than 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up. millions of families will have continued to receive tax credits to help raise their kids and send them to college. companies will continue to receive tax credits for the research they do, the investments they make and the clean energy jobs that they create. and 2 million americans who are out of work but out there looking, pounding the pavement every day, are going to continue to receive unemployment benefits as long as they're actively looking for a job. i am very open to compromise. i agree with democrats and republicans that the aging population and the rising cost of health care makes medicare the biggest contributor to our deficit. i believe we've got to find ways to ref
the house has finally given approval to the bill to undo the effects of the fiscal cliff in the 11th hour last night. the house voted 257-167 in favor of the bill to stop the middle-class tax increases and spending cuts to domestic poll ramps. soon after president obama reacted to the compromise bill. >> under this law, more than 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up. millions of families will have continued to receive tax credits to help raise...
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obama was forced to return to the white house last week for fiscal cliff talks. the obama family returns to the white house this weekend. >>> taking a look at some of the big stories now, classes will resume this morning for students and teachers at sandy hook elementary who survived last month's tragic shooting. classes will be held in another building near the school in newtown, connecticut. experts say it is important for children to get back into some sort of a routine and for teachers and parents to offer some reassurance. 20 children and six adults were killed at the school back on december 14th. >>> schools across the nation continue to evaluate their security procedures following the connecticut school shooting. in staffford county, the sheriff's department will have deputies check on schools throughout the day. school officials want to emphasize the stepped-up presence is not in response to any threat and it's just a precautionary measure. the staff foerd county sheriff is also working on launching a new program that will get residents living near school
obama was forced to return to the white house last week for fiscal cliff talks. the obama family returns to the white house this weekend. >>> taking a look at some of the big stories now, classes will resume this morning for students and teachers at sandy hook elementary who survived last month's tragic shooting. classes will be held in another building near the school in newtown, connecticut. experts say it is important for children to get back into some sort of a routine and for...
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. >> reporter: after the senate's late night fiscal cliff drama, now it's time for the house to have its say. the big question. are there enough republican votes to pass it? today house speaker john boehner huddled behind closed doors with his caucus and there was universal concern. house minority leader nancy pelosi said boehner needs to allow for a straight up or down vote to the senate bill, no changes. >> our speaker has said when the senate acts, we will have a vote in the house. that is what he said. that is what we expect. that is what the american people deserve. >> reporter: early this morning the senate passed overwhelming bipartisan support that would extend the deal that would prevent tax hikes on estates more than $5 million and extend unemployment benefits for some 2 million people. since congress missed the deadline last night, technically the country has already gone over the fiscal cliff. the bush-era tax cuts have expired so everybody's tax rates have gone up but if a compromised bill is passed, retroactively they can pass it. >> this represents the least we could h
. >> reporter: after the senate's late night fiscal cliff drama, now it's time for the house to have its say. the big question. are there enough republican votes to pass it? today house speaker john boehner huddled behind closed doors with his caucus and there was universal concern. house minority leader nancy pelosi said boehner needs to allow for a straight up or down vote to the senate bill, no changes. >> our speaker has said when the senate acts, we will have a vote in the...
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reverse the tax hikes on 98% of americans that took effect at the midnight fiscal cliff. but leaving place a tax hike on the wealthy. incomes over $400,000. and postponed deep spending cuts. democrats pushed for house approval. >> the issue of whether we have an up or down vote shouldn't be a question. >> reporter: house republicans battled. the faction demanding budget cuts be added to the bill. >> and the senate and how that we are serious about cutting spending. though they're not. >> reporter: time to count heads. >> yeah we are going to whip and see where we are and vote. >> reporter: the moderates won. a vote set on what the senate passed. house passage all but assured. >> we are working hard to pull ourselves back from that, that cliff. we went over the cliff. pulling ourselves back. >> reporter: it is not a one-day quick fix. looks like the final margin of victory in the house will be exactly 40 votes. there may be some shakeout there. but it is a solid win, bipartisan win, in the house. a win for president obama. who will sign this fiscal cliff fix as soon as he
reverse the tax hikes on 98% of americans that took effect at the midnight fiscal cliff. but leaving place a tax hike on the wealthy. incomes over $400,000. and postponed deep spending cuts. democrats pushed for house approval. >> the issue of whether we have an up or down vote shouldn't be a question. >> reporter: house republicans battled. the faction demanding budget cuts be added to the bill. >> and the senate and how that we are serious about cutting spending. though...
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geithner stuck around to help the white house with the fiscal cliff negotiations. geithner is now expected to move on as planned. >>> former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords will visit newtown, connecticut, today. giffords was wound bid a gunman two years ago in tucson, arizona. since then, she's become a strong advocate for gun control. giffords and her husband mark kelly will meet with families of those killed. for the first time since the shooting, survivors have gone to school. the students are using a refurbished school a few miles away. it's a former middle school school which has been renamed sandy hook elementary. >>> a police officer killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest today. he was responding to a crash when his motorcycle collided with a van in bristol. his funeral will be held at 10 a.m. today. >>> justin wolf remains in prison this morning. he spent more than a decade behind bars, convicted of hiring a man to kill his drug dealer. in 2011, he was release was ordered, but a federal judge intervened and blocked his release. >>> a form
geithner stuck around to help the white house with the fiscal cliff negotiations. geithner is now expected to move on as planned. >>> former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords will visit newtown, connecticut, today. giffords was wound bid a gunman two years ago in tucson, arizona. since then, she's become a strong advocate for gun control. giffords and her husband mark kelly will meet with families of those killed. for the first time since the shooting, survivors have gone to...
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the house of representatives passed a senate fiscal cliff bill late last night. >> the deal keeps americans from falling off the fiscal cliff immediately but kicks some important decisions to the upcoming 113th congress. 9news reporter surae chinn is live on capitol hill with more on the story. good morning, surae. >> reporter: good morning, andrea and mike. yes, it was a late night on capitol hill, but in the end, the house did vote on the senate fiscal bill, although it was very late. it was around 11:00 last night. the vote by a margin of 257-167 opposing. and many consider this a political victory for president obama. that comes one day a. fiscal cliff deadline. but they will work retroactively to extend the tax rates for most americans. it's what he campaigned on to raise taxes on the wealthiest. the bill raises income taxes for individuals earning $450,000 a year and families earning $450,000 a year. it includes an extension of unemployment benefits for about two million americans. >> under this law, more than 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxe
the house of representatives passed a senate fiscal cliff bill late last night. >> the deal keeps americans from falling off the fiscal cliff immediately but kicks some important decisions to the upcoming 113th congress. 9news reporter surae chinn is live on capitol hill with more on the story. good morning, surae. >> reporter: good morning, andrea and mike. yes, it was a late night on capitol hill, but in the end, the house did vote on the senate fiscal bill, although it was very...
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the house finally passing a compromise on the fiscal cliff. we're going to have more on that coming up in a report. good morning, everyone. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. before we get to that, we want to get to tucker barnes and find out what's happening outside in the weather world. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm not sure everybody is going back to work, everybody going back to work and and school today. weather is going to be quiet, looking fine. generally dry conditions out there. it is cold. kids going to the bus stop, that kind of thing, they're going to want the winter coat. oh, yeah. temperatures in the 30s. it's going to be a cool couple of days around here, but we should be dry for much of the remainder of the week. let's go to the radar. with the exception of our friends to the south and east across lower eastern shore, see down towards salisbury and ocean city, a couple of leftover sprinkles and light snow flurries. the rest of us are looking at dry conditions. we have a cold front
the house finally passing a compromise on the fiscal cliff. we're going to have more on that coming up in a report. good morning, everyone. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. before we get to that, we want to get to tucker barnes and find out what's happening outside in the weather world. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm not sure everybody is going back to work, everybody going back to work and and school today. weather is...
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senate voted on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. however, members of the house left capitol hill yesterday without voting on any proposal. so to break it down what it means we are joined by renee marsh in washington this morning. and we are a few hours removed from the senate passing the agreement. >> reporter: that's right. this happened in the wee hours of the morning. that vote happened around 2:00 in the morning. but it was a long night but when we saw vice president joe biden make his way to capitol hill, that's when many of the observers knew that the negotiators had really struck a deal and we were moving forward here. of course vice president joe biden as well as senate republican leader mitch mcconnell were key in negotiating this deal. they are being referred to as the closeers here. so this all happened last night. joe biden met with fellow democrats and briefed them on where they were as far as the compromise. legislation was then drawn up and the senate met arounded 2 -- did around the 2:00 hour and cast the votes and t
senate voted on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. however, members of the house left capitol hill yesterday without voting on any proposal. so to break it down what it means we are joined by renee marsh in washington this morning. and we are a few hours removed from the senate passing the agreement. >> reporter: that's right. this happened in the wee hours of the morning. that vote happened around 2:00 in the morning. but it was a long night but when we saw vice president joe biden make...
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us over the so-called fiscal cliff. so we'll have that side of the story coming up at 6:30. mike, andrea, back to you. >> delia goncalves reporting live from capitol hill. >> es it 16:04. jessica -- it 16:04. jess -- it is 6:04. jessica doyle is back with your money report. >> we still have the whole debt limit thing? that's right. it is official. we have as a nation gone over our debt limit. that happened yesterday to the tune of $16.4 trillion in terms of what we can borrow. the nation is now employing bookkeeping trick to keep paying its bills and keep the lights on. that buys us some time. congress has about two months before it has to raise the debt ceiling or risk causing the government to default on its bills and financial obligations. then we maybe get our credit rating lowered. you remember all those tricks. treasury secretary timothy geithner says the government will use a series of accounting measures to avoid defaulting on its debt. now, on monday it suspended the issuance of new debt for two government reti
us over the so-called fiscal cliff. so we'll have that side of the story coming up at 6:30. mike, andrea, back to you. >> delia goncalves reporting live from capitol hill. >> es it 16:04. jessica -- it 16:04. jess -- it is 6:04. jessica doyle is back with your money report. >> we still have the whole debt limit thing? that's right. it is official. we have as a nation gone over our debt limit. that happened yesterday to the tune of $16.4 trillion in terms of what we can borrow....
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. >> a big move to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> the measure now goes to the house later today. we have more. >> many americans were celebrating at the stroke of midnight. but the word in washington was ut the modd in in washing washington was much more serious. joe biden went to capitol hill late on monday night. they went back into session. >> the bill as amended has passed. >> it puts off spending cuts for two months. it keeps the bush era tax cuts for individuals earning less than $400,000 and couples making less than $450,000. harry reid said their goal was to protect america's middle class. >> families will wake up today to the assurance that their taxes will not go up $2,200 each. they can plan to pay for groceries and rent during next year. >> republicans agreed to the measure rather than let the middle class suffer. >> we do not think taxes should be going up on anybody. >> we all knew that if we did nothing, they would be going up on everyone today. we were not going to let that happen. >> the house reconvenes today at noon and is expected to take up that measure at th
. >> a big move to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> the measure now goes to the house later today. we have more. >> many americans were celebrating at the stroke of midnight. but the word in washington was ut the modd in in washing washington was much more serious. joe biden went to capitol hill late on monday night. they went back into session. >> the bill as amended has passed. >> it puts off spending cuts for two months. it keeps the bush era tax cuts for individuals...
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the house debate on the fiscal cliff bill is under way. a vote is expected to follow shortly. at 8:00 chicago tied house republicans and democrats started arguing the senate bill that passed early this morning. it's a very important step in our quest to ensure that there is that degree of certainty. this bill ensures that the american people will not have the largest tax increase in the history of our country tomorrow. we have to make sure that the most vulnerable americans do not pay for the rich getting richer. the house will vote on the deal as is there will not be an amendment an idea previously toss around it extends unemployment benefits for 2 million americans but it puts off tackling $24 billion in spending cuts for two months when a new congress will be in place dick durbin praised president obama for making the deal happen. >> he was successful in the senate i hope he will be in the house as well. the senate bill is expected to take place in about an hour or so thanks very much on this first day of the new year three homicides in chicago the latest late this afternoo
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we have breaking news involving the fiscal cliff. just after midnight, the u.s. senate celebrated the new year by-passing a bill to avoid the cliff. and today, the house will take the vote sometime around noon. the sense in dc is most of the worst is now behind us. abc has latest from the nation's capital. >> reporter: as americans range in the new year the senate was in session in the middle of the night passing a bill after the fiscal cliff deadline went by. >> we have done some good for the country. >> reporter: since lawmakers missed the midnight deadline nearly every american wakes with up higher taxes. but congress can undo those tax hikes if the house passes the senate's bill. vice president biden who was instrumental in brokering the deal told reporters he is hopeful it gets through the house but you never know. >> you shouldn't predict how the senate will vote before they vote and number two you surely can't predict how house is going to vote. >> reporter: the bill would extend tax couples for those earning under 400,000 dollars and prevent a big tax hik
we have breaking news involving the fiscal cliff. just after midnight, the u.s. senate celebrated the new year by-passing a bill to avoid the cliff. and today, the house will take the vote sometime around noon. the sense in dc is most of the worst is now behind us. abc has latest from the nation's capital. >> reporter: as americans range in the new year the senate was in session in the middle of the night passing a bill after the fiscal cliff deadline went by. >> we have done some...
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the house ready to support a deal to avoid going over the fiscal cliff? >> one cold night is coming our way. where we can expect a froze warning and a frost advisory, coming up. >> and exploring exploratorium in finalçuh days and excitement surrounding the new buildin [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & cheese soup says it's 100 calories a serving. that's right. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. my world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon...creamy cheese... [ whispers ] 100 calories... say it again... [ whispers ] 100 calories... ma'am, hello? ma'am? [ female announcer ] find progresso light for a great price today at your local safeway store. >>> cardinals captured their first rose bowl victory since 1972. stanford favored over an 8 and 5 wisconsin team. famous stanford alums on hand. the cardinals dominatesed early. tailer hit from three yards out. the badgers kind of settled in, 19 seconds left in the first half. stanford up, 17-14 at half time. final 30 minutes kind of a s
the house ready to support a deal to avoid going over the fiscal cliff? >> one cold night is coming our way. where we can expect a froze warning and a frost advisory, coming up. >> and exploring exploratorium in finalçuh days and excitement surrounding the new buildin [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & cheese soup says it's 100 calories a serving. that's right. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your...
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. >> that was president obama last night following a late house vote passing a fiscal cliff compromise after making his remarks the president who came out a big winner in the deal dropped the mike and literally left the building heading back to hawaii to finish his vacation with the first lady and their daughters. good morning, happy new year. i'm marc halperin, we have a lot to get to including a controversial decision by house leaders to not take a vote on hurricane sandy relief. some members of congress on both sides of the aisle are speaking out. first the big story on capitol hill and for the country this morning, a bill to avert the fiscal cliff awaits president obama's john hancock. around 11:00 p.m. eastern last night, the republican-led house gave final approval to a deal that will raise taxes on the wealthiest americans, and postponing the automatic spending cuts for two months. the package, which would be signed by the president as early as today preserves the bush era tax cuts for individuals who earn less than $400,000 a year and households earning less than $450,000. it e
. >> that was president obama last night following a late house vote passing a fiscal cliff compromise after making his remarks the president who came out a big winner in the deal dropped the mike and literally left the building heading back to hawaii to finish his vacation with the first lady and their daughters. good morning, happy new year. i'm marc halperin, we have a lot to get to including a controversial decision by house leaders to not take a vote on hurricane sandy relief. some...
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two hours after america went off the fiscal cliff. >> happy new year. >> reporter: vice president biden came to the capitol to sell the fix. he worked out with gop leader mitch mcconnell who spoke for senate republicans. >> we don't think taxes should be going up on anyone. but we all knew that if we did nothing they would be going up on everyone. >> reporter: the senate voted to reverse are today's tax hikes on 98% of americans. but to keep the higher rate, on families making over $450,000. president obama took credit for breaking 20 years of gop opposition to tax hikes. >> keep in mind, just last month, republicans in congress said they would never agree to raise tax rates on wealthiest republicans. >> reporter: only 5% said no. >> americans will wake up today to be sure that their taxes won't go up $2,200 each. >> reporter: not so fast. house speaker john boehner and his might not go along. boehner sent republicans home to celebrate the new year without the fiscal cliff. >> everybody involved should be embarrassed. >> reporter: the economy could still take a hit. while the house take
two hours after america went off the fiscal cliff. >> happy new year. >> reporter: vice president biden came to the capitol to sell the fix. he worked out with gop leader mitch mcconnell who spoke for senate republicans. >> we don't think taxes should be going up on anyone. but we all knew that if we did nothing they would be going up on everyone. >> reporter: the senate voted to reverse are today's tax hikes on 98% of americans. but to keep the higher rate, on families...
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you are looking live at the house floor where the house is now voting on the fiscal cliff legislation. you can see that is 166 yeas to 110 nays. this is not official. this is kind of an unofficial scorecard. not official until the gavel comes down but it is the tallying done by the house inside. and they are now republicans at 59 yeas and democrats at 110. it is very rare for the speaker of the house to vote but we have been told that speaker john boehner made his way to the agai floor again and made t walk many times through will rogers, the hallway there in front of the house chamber and just after that he voted here and he did vote aye for the bill. we have not been told yet that -- we have been told that the house majority leader eric cantor has not voted yet. we don't have world o word of d other names we don't have big republican names as of yet but you can see the tally continues as time is ticking down. again the magic number we believe to be about 210 to pas this piece of legislation. we are back with the panel. a.b., the boehner vote and well, the significance of what you ar
you are looking live at the house floor where the house is now voting on the fiscal cliff legislation. you can see that is 166 yeas to 110 nays. this is not official. this is kind of an unofficial scorecard. not official until the gavel comes down but it is the tallying done by the house inside. and they are now republicans at 59 yeas and democrats at 110. it is very rare for the speaker of the house to vote but we have been told that speaker john boehner made his way to the agai floor again...
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. >> still no deal and the house on the fiscal cliff crisis. >> a great way to start off to new year. a maryland man is nearly $4 million richer after a trip to atlantic city. he has asked that his name be withheld, but we can tell you that he played a lot he slot machine. this is one of the largest jackpots in the casino's history. it looks like it will be a very, very good year for whoever you are. >> we began covering the nation with late breaking details over the scandal that rocked in state. the governor of pennsylvania plans to sue the insists he aa -- those sanctions were agreed to by the university back in july. they include a $60 million fine that would be used nationally to finance child abuse prevention grants. the governor is holding a press conference on this lawsuit tomorrow in harrisburg. doctors treating hillary clinton say they are confident she will make a full recovery. she did not suffer neurological damage from the blood clot that formed after she fell and got a conclusion -- concussion last month. that vein is right behind the right your. her doctor say that she
. >> still no deal and the house on the fiscal cliff crisis. >> a great way to start off to new year. a maryland man is nearly $4 million richer after a trip to atlantic city. he has asked that his name be withheld, but we can tell you that he played a lot he slot machine. this is one of the largest jackpots in the casino's history. it looks like it will be a very, very good year for whoever you are. >> we began covering the nation with late breaking details over the scandal...
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the senate passed a bill to avoid the fiscal cliff but will the house follow suit.so long 2012
the senate passed a bill to avoid the fiscal cliff but will the house follow suit.so long 2012
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the house gives final approval to a fiscal cliff that will prevent major tax increases. a look at who will not benefit from the this. >> if congress refuses to give the united states government the ability to pay these bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy would be catastrophic. >> and po no time to celebrate. a warning from prescribe about the next fight. should the debt ceiling be raised. >> good morning. welcome to "news4 midday." i'm keith russell. >>> and it's wednesday, january 2nd, 2013. a bomb squad is in vienna, trying to figure out who left explosive device at a tire shop and why. this led the police to shut down the entire block of maple avenue. tony is live from the scene with the latest, good morning, tony. >> reporter: good morning. when we get called to these scenes a lot of time it turns out it was a package somebody was taken to the post oftenst offers or a purse or piece of luggage but that wasn't the case this morning on an excited scene when we found out it was a grenade. look at the video. this was a grenade left in front of t
the house gives final approval to a fiscal cliff that will prevent major tax increases. a look at who will not benefit from the this. >> if congress refuses to give the united states government the ability to pay these bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy would be catastrophic. >> and po no time to celebrate. a warning from prescribe about the next fight. should the debt ceiling be raised. >> good morning. welcome to "news4 midday." i'm keith...
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, as if that fiscal cliff was something that this house invented. in fact, we have a very proud history, bipartisan history of looking further down the road to try to find the best answers and the best solutions to very serious problems. but we can't do it alone, mr. speaker. you know, one of the great successes we had just early in this year -- and by we i mean this entire house, the people's house -- we persuaded the senate to pass a budget for the first time in four years. all indications is this year, unlike last year and the year before that and the year before that, this year they'll pass a budget to lay out their plan. but what does it say, mr. speaker, about this house, about this process, about the future of this country that it's controversial whether or not the president of the united states should introdouse a budget that balances ever? ever. that's the debate today, mr. speaker. that's how out of touch washington has become. that's how confused the speeches have been written. we're debating a lot the president should introduce a budget
, as if that fiscal cliff was something that this house invented. in fact, we have a very proud history, bipartisan history of looking further down the road to try to find the best answers and the best solutions to very serious problems. but we can't do it alone, mr. speaker. you know, one of the great successes we had just early in this year -- and by we i mean this entire house, the people's house -- we persuaded the senate to pass a budget for the first time in four years. all indications is...
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. >> after much drama, the so- called fiscal cliff has been averted for now. we will look at what is in the senate approved by the house late last night. we will speak with economist juliet schor. after years of extreme weather, will 2013 be year zero in the battle over climate change? >> we're closer now them have ever been to what we need to do. i think we peeled away the layers of the onion and have gotten to the heart of things. as of tonight, we're going after the fossil fuel industries. [applause] >> will host a discussion between bill mckibben, founder of 350.org, and journalist christian parenti. he is author of "tropic of chaos: climate change and the new geography of violence." >> if the government allowed the epa too what it must do, raise the price of burning fossil fuels, that would help direct private money into renewable energy, help put people back to work. in the face of this crisis, we have to think seriously and creatively about the role of government. >> all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and
. >> after much drama, the so- called fiscal cliff has been averted for now. we will look at what is in the senate approved by the house late last night. we will speak with economist juliet schor. after years of extreme weather, will 2013 be year zero in the battle over climate change? >> we're closer now them have ever been to what we need to do. i think we peeled away the layers of the onion and have gotten to the heart of things. as of tonight, we're going after the fossil fuel...
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now it is up to the house to stop the fiscal cliff. that's $600 billion of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. at this hour, though, a vote by the house is not yet scheduled. a multiple representative took to the store today floor today vote would be no. >> i wish i could say this was a proud moment, a moment in which we started the year off right, in which the first of january was the first of great many good things. it isn't. we're kicking the can down the road. and worse than that, when faced with a mountain of debt that we were heading for, like an airplane, did we climb over it? no. what we're going to do in the present plan is put nearly another trillion dollars worth of debt on the american people. >> well, joining us now from capitol hill, representative peter welsh, democrat of vermont. we see some democrats moving to the podium. they are also scheduled to speak. congressman welsh, we don't want to interrupt you. so nancy pelosi stepping to the podium. let's take a quick listen. >> well, we just finished a standing room onl
now it is up to the house to stop the fiscal cliff. that's $600 billion of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. at this hour, though, a vote by the house is not yet scheduled. a multiple representative took to the store today floor today vote would be no. >> i wish i could say this was a proud moment, a moment in which we started the year off right, in which the first of january was the first of great many good things. it isn't. we're kicking the can down the road. and worse than that,...
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are the house republicans seriously going to put revenue on the table as we deal with the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling? the size of the cuts to critical programs to deal with the deficit now that we locked in 90% of the bush tax cuts is way beyond what i can accept. >> eliot: you're exactly right. it's an argument that it's mystifying to me that more democrats didn't stand up and say this isn't efficient. we only get the revenue over the ten years. it's quite small that the gerald government is considering and in return to that we locked in 90% of the bush tax cuts denying the government the revenue needed for progressive purposes. i'm mystified by this calculous. >> i am, too. because republicans were screaming about it, gosh, if they don't like it, it must be good for us. but we were wrong about that. keep in mind, this is probably the largest tax cut in history because it lumped all the bush tax cuts done over a two-or three-year period, and all about a tiny percentage of them we made permanent. keep in mind they expired. they expired before we took this vote. we were voting to
are the house republicans seriously going to put revenue on the table as we deal with the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling? the size of the cuts to critical programs to deal with the deficit now that we locked in 90% of the bush tax cuts is way beyond what i can accept. >> eliot: you're exactly right. it's an argument that it's mystifying to me that more democrats didn't stand up and say this isn't efficient. we only get the revenue over the ten years. it's quite small that the gerald...
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a bill to avert the fiscal cliff. the president said there wasn't enough time or support for a larger deal after a long day of will they or won't they, late tonight house leadership finally decided to bring the senate's bill to the floor for an up or down vote and it passed. largely on partisan lines, however, 257 votes in favor, 167 against. only 85 republicans voted in favor of the bill. the bill now heads to the president's desk where he is expected to sign it. a cap on itemized deductions for married couples. one year extension on unemployment insurance. increase in estate tax from 35% to 40% but it left a few issues on the table and kicked the can on the automatic spending cuts set to go into effect tomorrow and it did not address the debt ceiling. now time for piers morgan tonight. >>> the biggest names of 2012, my conversations with world leaders. the question was do you believe that israel -- >> i will get to that answer please, don't be in such a hurry. >> you trust ahmadinejad? >> not on this at all. >> head
a bill to avert the fiscal cliff. the president said there wasn't enough time or support for a larger deal after a long day of will they or won't they, late tonight house leadership finally decided to bring the senate's bill to the floor for an up or down vote and it passed. largely on partisan lines, however, 257 votes in favor, 167 against. only 85 republicans voted in favor of the bill. the bill now heads to the president's desk where he is expected to sign it. a cap on itemized deductions...
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the senate making a vote on the fiscal cliff deal. the house still has to vote on that so we are continuing to watch that. that just rolled right in with the new year. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. time now to talk to tucker barnes about our weather. >> good morning to you. >> i want to hear her about love versus lust with you, wisdom. >> it is a long and winding tale. we don't have enough time in the morning to talk about all that. >> we got five hours. let's get to the maps. we've got clouds out there to start your day. it will be an okay day. we'll have a lot of clouds around today just like yesterday. we'll get back in the upper 30s and low 40s for daytime highs. a lot of this is not getting a chance to touch the ground although it is trying. we have a cold front off to the north and west and that will be moving through during the course of the day. it will give us a very chilly air mass here for the mid. week t could kick off a flurry or maybe a sprink follow parts of the ar
the senate making a vote on the fiscal cliff deal. the house still has to vote on that so we are continuing to watch that. that just rolled right in with the new year. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. time now to talk to tucker barnes about our weather. >> good morning to you. >> i want to hear her about love versus lust with you, wisdom. >> it is a long and winding tale. we don't have enough time in the morning to...
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. >> finally avoiding the fiscal cliff. >> at some point in the visit at some point you strike a balance. >> 2 and 56 democrats and republicans signed a bill that keep the alternative minimum tax from hitting working families, avoid the big cut in medicare payments to prevent tax hikes for 98% of americans. tax rates will go up for couples making over $450,000. democrats caved in on that. republicans want to raise the .state tax hold over 5 million >> tax relief has been achieved. now is the time from the president to work with congress to address over spending. >> and the debt ceiling. before leaving for hawaii early this morning, president obama urged congress to raise it. >> we cannot not pay bills that have already been incurred. if congress refuses to give the united states government the ability to pay the bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy will be catastrophic. >> no word yet on when the president will sign the new bill. technically it was a day late, but the markets reopened this morning. from washington, i am tracy potts. >> reaching a deal on the fisc
. >> finally avoiding the fiscal cliff. >> at some point in the visit at some point you strike a balance. >> 2 and 56 democrats and republicans signed a bill that keep the alternative minimum tax from hitting working families, avoid the big cut in medicare payments to prevent tax hikes for 98% of americans. tax rates will go up for couples making over $450,000. democrats caved in on that. republicans want to raise the .state tax hold over 5 million >> tax relief has been...
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the house carried us to the other side of the fiscal cliff. but not without some risk and not without another battle looming. what does it mean for you? sherrie johnson is here to explain. >> reporter: well, yes, an agreement to prevent consequences of the fiscal cliff won approval in the house and president obama said whoa sign the law. law -- he would sign the law. they didn't make the deadline or get the grand bargain both parties claim was the ultimate goal. democrats and republicans gave themselves credit for getting something done. there was concern among republicans about a lack of spending cuts. some wanted to add them in but it was not enough votes to get it passed. the deal would extend income tax cuts for all workers earning more than 400,000 dollars a year and households earning over 450,000 dollars. it prevents a tax hike on estates valued at less than 5 million dollars and extends unemployment benefits for 2 million people set to expire and although congress missed a january 1st midnight deadline by-passing the compromised deal i
the house carried us to the other side of the fiscal cliff. but not without some risk and not without another battle looming. what does it mean for you? sherrie johnson is here to explain. >> reporter: well, yes, an agreement to prevent consequences of the fiscal cliff won approval in the house and president obama said whoa sign the law. law -- he would sign the law. they didn't make the deadline or get the grand bargain both parties claim was the ultimate goal. democrats and republicans...
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cliff is now in the haads of the house. . . leaders roo ábothá parties went behind closed doors with their respective caucuses thii afternoon.... discussing the deal approvee by the senate in the wee hours of tis morniig. under terms of the senate- approved legislation: taxxs on &pthe middle ccassswill not go more, and households earning 450-thouuand dollars or more will see their taxes reeurn tt clinton-era levvls. hhuse opponents say it was dooe in - hasse. penntor mitch mcconnell observed quote "this shouldn't be the model for how we do things arouud here" end quote, piie a bull in a china closett - anyway 3 if the bill isspassed in the house, the president is could cut into most of our - - paychecks. 3&here in maryllnd...many folks arenow trying to figure ut how they'llbe impactee by wwat's happpnedin washington. john rydell joins us with the fallout...john... ble - jennifer.... tax advvsers... figure out... "how"thii is going to affect...theirclients. but thh answer... is...theeast "maaority" of "taxpayers"... will wind
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>>> the senate finally passes a fiscal cliff bill but the house may not be impressed. imea eption plain -- i'm explain why coming up in a live report from capitol hill. >>> making news now at 5:49, "the new york times" reports progress in the nhl labor standoff. the lead commissioner is expected to respond to a new proposal from the players union today. yesterday the union responded to a nearly 300-page proposal made by the league last week. they hope to start an abbreviated nhl season january 19. >>> north korea's leader made a rare speech to his country's people welcoming in 2013. this is the first new year's address in 19 years. he became the leader after his father died in december 2011. >>> up to a million people packed into times square last night to watch the giant crystal ball drop during the final seconds of 2012 and welcome in 2013. many revelers wore blue hats and balloons. >>> today's hero central salute as virginia group that's helping break the cycle of domestic violence. fairfax county's office of women and domestic and sexual violence services receive m
>>> the senate finally passes a fiscal cliff bill but the house may not be impressed. imea eption plain -- i'm explain why coming up in a live report from capitol hill. >>> making news now at 5:49, "the new york times" reports progress in the nhl labor standoff. the lead commissioner is expected to respond to a new proposal from the players union today. yesterday the union responded to a nearly 300-page proposal made by the league last week. they hope to start an...
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if we'd gone over the fiscal cliff it would have created huge economic problems. it would have created a huge contraction. it would have created a huge loss of jobs. now, even though a majority of republican senators voted for the agreement to prevent us from going over that fiscal cliff, our house republican colleagues argued against it and against it, and at the end of the day, they were prepared to let the economy go over that cliff in order to protect tax breaks for very wealthy people. and a majority, a great majority of our republican colleagues here in the house voted against that fiscal agreement. but we got it done despite that fact, and as a result, the economy has continued to move. now, we need to work to make it move faster, and this bill does absolutely nothing to help do that. but that's why the budget's a little late because most americans know that unless you know both what your expenditures are going to be and your revenues, you can't submit a budget, and we didn't know until january 2 what the revenue number would be going forward. and by the wa
if we'd gone over the fiscal cliff it would have created huge economic problems. it would have created a huge contraction. it would have created a huge loss of jobs. now, even though a majority of republican senators voted for the agreement to prevent us from going over that fiscal cliff, our house republican colleagues argued against it and against it, and at the end of the day, they were prepared to let the economy go over that cliff in order to protect tax breaks for very wealthy people. and...
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we begin with this morning's fiscal cliff and the drama that now shifts to the house. overnight the senate overwhelmingly passed a compromised measure. it it delays the spending cuts that could have plunged the nation back into a recession. for most americans, taxes would stay the same r for almost everyone but top earners. but the measure is now up to the house. lawmakers take up the matter in two hours and could vote later today. and republican leaders in the house aren't making any promises that it will pass. this morning both parties say more work needs to be done. >> i'm disappointed that we weren't able to make the grand bargain as we have tried to do for so long, but we tried. if we do nothing, the threat of recession is very real. >> we have done some good for the country. we have taken care of the revenue side of this debate. and now it's time to get serious about reducing washington's out of control spending. that's a debate the american people want and it's the debate we'll have next and it's a debate republicans are ready for. >> we're covering all the angl
we begin with this morning's fiscal cliff and the drama that now shifts to the house. overnight the senate overwhelmingly passed a compromised measure. it it delays the spending cuts that could have plunged the nation back into a recession. for most americans, taxes would stay the same r for almost everyone but top earners. but the measure is now up to the house. lawmakers take up the matter in two hours and could vote later today. and republican leaders in the house aren't making any promises...
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to talk about those fiscal cliff negotiations. stay with us here on msnbc. >>> pope benedict benedict hopes peace will prevail in 2013, despite recent acts of terrorism and instability in the world economy. there you see the pontiff this morning celebrating new year's mass at st. peter's basilica. >>> organizers in southern california applied the finishing touches to the mobile flower arrangements that will make up the 124th tournament of roses parade. this year's grand marshal is the famed chimpanzee researcher jane gooda goodall. you can watch the parade beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern on your local nbc station. >>> well, he's not only the commander in chief, he is also first in fitness. president obama is out to promote physical activity and healthy living by awarding citizens who stick to a six-week health and exercise program, something called the presidential active lifestyle award. health and fitness expert donna richardson joyner is not only a member of the president's council on fitness, sports and nutrition, she is autho
to talk about those fiscal cliff negotiations. stay with us here on msnbc. >>> pope benedict benedict hopes peace will prevail in 2013, despite recent acts of terrorism and instability in the world economy. there you see the pontiff this morning celebrating new year's mass at st. peter's basilica. >>> organizers in southern california applied the finishing touches to the mobile flower arrangements that will make up the 124th tournament of roses parade. this year's grand...
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. >> are are we going to avoid the fiscal cliff? >> i hope so. >> but it is unclear if there is enough votes on the house to pass the bill. >> this agreement represents the least weekend have done under the sicks. >> what we're going to do is put another $1 trillion worth of debt on the american people. >> some republicans are pushing for spending cuts to be added to the bill which means the senate would have to vote on that again if the house is able to pass an amended bill in the first place. they have too do this by thursdayed a noon, otherwise the new congress gets sworn in and this startses over again. >> pressure is on. be sure to stay with abc 7 for complete coverage on the showdown over the fiscal cliff. for updates log on to our website, wjla.com. well have the latest at abc 7 news at 11:00. >> secretary soff state hillary clinton is staying in the hospital. she is doctors are using blood thinners to break up the clot. it was discovered during a brain scan on sunday. clinton who is 65 is to be released after doctors decide
. >> are are we going to avoid the fiscal cliff? >> i hope so. >> but it is unclear if there is enough votes on the house to pass the bill. >> this agreement represents the least weekend have done under the sicks. >> what we're going to do is put another $1 trillion worth of debt on the american people. >> some republicans are pushing for spending cuts to be added to the bill which means the senate would have to vote on that again if the house is able to pass...
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. >> the senate passed a del to avoid falling off the fiscal cliff, but now this lies in the house. >> komen maryland is struggling to raise money. why it's nearly a million dollars short. >>> maryland passed the seam -- same-sex marriage but today is the first day the
. >> the senate passed a del to avoid falling off the fiscal cliff, but now this lies in the house. >> komen maryland is struggling to raise money. why it's nearly a million dollars short. >>> maryland passed the seam -- same-sex marriage but today is the first day the
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boehner sent house members home to celebrate the new year without a vote to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> listen, this is disgusting. and everybody involved should be embarrassed. >> reporter: the economy could still take a hit. while the house takes up maybe later today whether to follow the senate's lead and hike taxes on the wealthy. from capitol hill, steve handelsman, nbc news. bill, back to you. >> reaction to the senate's move was swift as many people were still up welcoming the new year. familiar faces on msnbc were in rare form starting with joe scarborough who tweeted, why can't washington ever put together a deal that cuts spending? this deal fails on most counts. it's a distressing failure of leadership. "morning joe" regular steve ratner tweeted, the only thing worse than this deal would have been no deal, or maybe not, he added. ezra klein wrote, obama isn't making it easier for rs to vote for this deal but probably thinks if the rs kill it they get all the fiscal cliff blame. >>> new information on secretary of state hillary clinton and the blood clot that has her hospital
boehner sent house members home to celebrate the new year without a vote to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> listen, this is disgusting. and everybody involved should be embarrassed. >> reporter: the economy could still take a hit. while the house takes up maybe later today whether to follow the senate's lead and hike taxes on the wealthy. from capitol hill, steve handelsman, nbc news. bill, back to you. >> reaction to the senate's move was swift as many people were still up...
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the house delivered the fiscal cliff bill to the white house. the president reviewed a copy of that legislation and then ordered for it to be signed into law with the auto pen. this is the third time that the president has used the auto pen to sign a bill into law. the first two times he was overseas. now, some people have questioned the constitutionality of this approach, but white house officials tell me that under a 2005 finding by the justice department, it is completely within the letter of the law. so this is his first time signing a law on domestic soil using the auto pen. >> so the president there multitasking, playing golf and signing bills as well. nbc's kristin welker, thank you so much. stay with us. we'll have much more ahead. aspirin, really? i haven't thought about aspirin for years. aspirin wouldn't really help my headache, i don't think. aspirin is just old school. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who t
the house delivered the fiscal cliff bill to the white house. the president reviewed a copy of that legislation and then ordered for it to be signed into law with the auto pen. this is the third time that the president has used the auto pen to sign a bill into law. the first two times he was overseas. now, some people have questioned the constitutionality of this approach, but white house officials tell me that under a 2005 finding by the justice department, it is completely within the letter...